Real minimum wage per year, US$ (OECD): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 17,685 USD per year for 2025, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · Labor · Annual · USD per year · OECD.L.MINWAGE.REAL.ANNUAL.USD.A · KOR
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 17,685
- USD per year · 2025
- Previous
- 17,754
- USD per year · 2024
- Earliest held
- 5,944
- USD per year · 2000
- Readings shown
- 26
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Korea · history
USD per year · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (USD per year) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,685 |
| 2024 | 17,754 |
| 2023 | 17,724 |
| 2022 | 17,484 |
| 2021 | 17,491 |
| 2020 | 17,661 |
| 2019 | 17,259 |
| 2018 | 15,624 |
| 2017 | 13,623 |
| 2016 | 12,943 |
| 2015 | 12,094 |
| 2014 | 11,372 |
| 2013 | 10,743 |
| 2012 | 10,256 |
| 2011 | 10,689 |
| 2010 | 10,579 |
| 2009 | 10,598 |
| 2008 | 10,264 |
| 2007 | 9,918 |
| 2006 | 9,059 |
| 2005 | 8,744 |
| 2004 | 8,043 |
| 2003 | 7,484 |
| 2002 | 7,105 |
| 2001 | 6,574 |
| 2000 | 5,944 |
Source: OECD. All 26 readings held, 2000 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.